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How to pronounce plumb in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms plum


fell plumb in the middle of the puddle.
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Synonyms clean, plum


I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out.
Type Words
Synonyms plumb bob, plummet
Type of bob
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Type of correct, set, adjust
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the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb.
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Type of explore
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Type of measure, quantify
Derivation plumbing
Type Words
Type of burden, weight, weight down, burthen

Examples of plumb

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Strauss reviewed it, as much out of desperation as anything, but that was plumb.
From the guardian.co.uk
The string should line up with the side of the project to show that it is plumb.
From the dailyherald.com
Its head is listing a few degrees off plumb, and its eyes are twitching in turn.
From the guardian.co.uk
As well as improving ease of use, a plumb sight may also reduce parallax errors.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Positive Psychology prods us to plumb the deepest fonts of satisfaction in life.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Several of the Super Bowl's 2,500 journalists strayed off to plumb local angles.
From the time.com
Judge Crater disappeared in August, plumb vanished from the middle of Manhattan.
From the time.com
He nearly has Bell plumb lbw before the England No 6's bat thwarts that option.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Center the door in the opening, and use a level to make sure the door is plumb.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Plumb bob: the metal bob of a plumb line
  • Clean: completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
  • Exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
  • Measure the depth of something
  • Weight with lead
  • Exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
  • Plumb is the first album by Christian singer Plumb. Plumb's first album was not only a huge success for herself, but also for Matt Bronleewe. This was Bronleewe's first CD producing. It features the hit songs, "Unforgivable", "Crazy", "Endure" & "Who Am I?".
  • Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, better-known by her stage name Plumb, is a songwriter, recording artist, performer and author. Plumb has sold more than 500,000 albums and over two million singles worldwide, co-penned songs for numerous other artists, including Michelle Branch, Mandisa, Mandy Moore, Jaci Velasquez, and Natalie Grant, and had music placed in many films and television shows...
  • A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob (UK); a plumb line (US); A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water; To determine the depth, generally of a liquid ...